The Jewish Community of Rome in New York
In collaboration with Centro Primo Levi and Rome Lab Project, a lecture on The Arch of Titus, the Jews, and the Ceremony of the Adventus. Marina Caffiero will discuss the symbolism of the ceremony of the Papal adventus, its transformation over time and the role of the Jews. In the Middle Ages, Roman Jews used […]
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Panel Discussion with Artists featured in Now Here is Nowhere
Please join us for a discussion among four of the six artists featured in the exhibition, NOW HERE IS NOWHERE: Six Artists from the American Academy in Rome: CARL D’ALVIA (2013 Fellow)Artist TOMASO DE LUCA (2017 Italian Fellow)Artist JACKIE SACCOCCIO (2005 Fellow)Artist NARI WARD (2013 Fellow)Artis and Professor, Hunter College Moderated by:VIVIEN GREENE (2004 Fellow)Senior […]
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THE DUEL OF WINE Screening
On the occasion of the of N.I.C.E USA 2017 New Italian Film Events screening of the movie The Duel of Wine by Nicolás Carreras. Synopsis: Famed sommelier Charlie Arturaola fell from grace after a momentary loss of his taste during the shooting of a movie. The image of “a Sommelier without palate” destroyed his career […]
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Book presentation of “Those who from afar look like flies”
A panel discussion to present Those who from afar look like flies, an anthology of Italian poetry from Pasolini to 1975, edited by Luigi Ballerini e Beppe Cavatorta, University of Toronto Press. The book is part of the Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library, an organic collection of Italian texts translated into English. Its role is to […]
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N.I.C.E. New Italian Cinema Events
N.I.C.E serves as a crucial venue for the showcase and the circulation of the best up-and-coming made in Italy film projects to the international cinema‘s markets. Every year, the international selection committee of N.I.C.E. selects seven/eight titles (first or second work) among the tens of movies produced in Italy throughout the year. Those films, together […]
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NOW HERE IS NOWHERE Six Artists from the American Academy in Rome
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THE EXHIBITION WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 4 The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the American Academy in Rome, and curated by Christian Caliandro. It is a creative dialogue between American and Italian artists, rising from the understanding that parallel ideas are processed and articulated on the two […]
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Italian contemporary art in New York
The opening of CIMA (Center for Italian modern art) first, followed by Magazzino Italian Art (to which is dedicated the photo exhibition currently on view at the Institute) shows confidence about the interest for Italian art from early 1900s to contemporary art. In this respect, the extensive exhibition dedicated to Burri at the Guggenheim Museum […]
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Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo – XVII edizione.Ferocity: Nicola Lagioia in conversation with Michael Reynolds
At the Center for Fiction, on the occasion of the publication of the English translation of La Ferocia/ Ferocity by Nicola Lagioia, winner of the literary prize Premio Strega (2016), the author will be in conversation with Michael Reynolds. Organized in collaboration with ICI and Europa Edition La Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo is […]
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Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
The celebrated Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia will delight New York audience with two concerts at the Carnegie Hall, Friday, October 20, and Saturday October 21. First concert program: VERDI Sinfonia from Aida PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome The rarely performed Sinfonia that Verdi wrote for the La Scala […]
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Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo – XVII edizione. Nanni Moretti’s Retrospective
The prestigious Manhattan venue for cinema d’essai Metrograph presents a retrospective of the Italian Award winner director Nanni Moretti. Screenings will be followed by Q&A with the Director. La Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo is under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. One of the great international film traditions, the […]
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